Shameless Brag

Jack really finished his first full week of school on a strong note. He had majorly struggled with remembering his assignment pad, workbooks, and lunch box. The low point of the week came on Thursday when he neglected to bring home spelling words or definitions to study for Friday's test. He went only from memory and ended up getting a 100. I was shocked!

Theo also started getting graded on seat work and reading comprehension this week. I was really proud of him for writing his name on each sheet, completing all of the items, and for getting perfect scores :-)

Mimi's visit

Mimi flew in on Friday for a visit. We've been on the go ever since!  We celebrated awesome test scores after school by hitting the park. The boys ran off tons of stored up energy with Mimi. I gave Jack a new extreme dot to dot book (up to 1400 dots) and he's been in heaven ever since. He and Mimi have traded off duties every 100 dots.  We also had Jack's baseball game this morning. He's really improved his swing and has become a consistent hitter for his team.

King of Corrections

Second grade has us all reeling. There's been a huge jump in responsibility and curriculum, and Jack found himself doing mountains of corrections for the first time this past weekend. I crowned him the king of corrections. Lets hope he drops this title soon.

Beads of Courage

Sweet Corinne has been chosen as the spokesperson for the Houston chapter of Beads of Courage. The organization provides the beads that pediatric cancer patients earn for each procedure, blood draw, chemo, the list goes on. Corinne was diagnosed with ALL on her 2nd birthday and received over 1100 doses of chemo before her course of treatment was completed. This little girl is my hero, and I'm so proud of the work Beads of Courage does for all of the little heroes out there.

Biking

The girls next door were riding around in this fun bike when we got home from the game. The boys had to go for a spin :-)

Geaux Tigers

Dave and I joined a tailgating krewe for the LSU games this year. We enjoyed the perks of being members this past weekend. The people watching was awesome, as were the food and drinks. LSU easily won the game against Washington that night. Geaux Tigers!!!

Theo and Erik's 5th birthday

Theo had a joint party at Chuck E Cheese with his pal, Erik. We set the time for directly after school since the venue is right by Lake Castle. Theo had some school friends attend and then joint friends from his old playgroup with Erik came as well. It ended up being the perfect sized party and both birthday boys had FUN.